WWF, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme, has initiated a project in Madagascar to develop sustainable biofuel cultivation of jatropha, ensuring that environmental impacts are significantly reduced while production benefits local communities.
The project consists of 3 main activities:
- Establish and implement a Sustainable Biofuel Platform that will gather different stakeholders, including the private and public sector, as well as civil society groups, to move towards a common approach for producing sustainable biofuels. The Biofuel Platform will make recommendations for developing a legislative framework on biofuels in Madagascar.
- Develop a Civil Society Platform composed of different social and environmental NGOs in Madagascar to monitor bioenergy developments in the country, and act as a representative interface between the government, investors and local communities.
- Develop a guide on the environmental and social impacts of biofuel investment that will serve as a basis to promote environmental performance standards in the development of biofuels.
